Sometimes a Great Notion
--- When my wife and I purchased our home, she figured that one of the ways that we could save a few pennies would be to cancel the garbage service and load the car on a weekly basis and bring the garbage to her parents home. The very first week didn't go very well as we had a truckload of garbage that stunk up my vehicle for the entire next week. We quickly decided that this was not her best idea and we called for a weekly pick-up service. I remind her every couple of months of her brain cramp.
---- Back in college a buddy of mine decided that one way we could meet girls was to buy a dozen roses and then hand them out to the pretty girls that we saw walking through the mall. He handed a rose to a girl who simply walked away in complete and utter fear, and I handed a rose to a girl who, unbeknownst to me, was waiting for her linebacker boyfriend to come out of the restroom. About seven minutes later, security was escorting us from the mall. We crushed the other ten roses at our feet, and went home and drank beer, laughing at each other for hours.
It seems that from time-to-time we come up with ideas that seem brilliant, but are really filled with holes. Hopefully, we are able to learn from our mistakes.
--- Several years ago, when our black lab was a young pup, I decided to allow it to get used to our home when no one else was around. I talked my wife into allowing the dog to be loose, and we took a short trip. When we returned home about twenty minutes later we found that the dog had torn apart our brand new couch. The dog and I slept in the same house that night. Just a thousand dollar notion.
--- Earlier this year I went to a Yankee-Met game at Yankee Stadium with five beer-drinking friends. Our plan was to fly in, go to the game and fly out. What we didn't realize was that without our wives around to keep us in control, we would be complete and utter asses. They didn't allow us back on the plane after the game, and it took us an extra ten hours to make it home. What a wonderful hangover that idea was.
--- It seems to me that the war in Iraq turned out to be one of those great notions that ended in unmitigated failure. With the presidential election in full force, the idea of how the war is going has slipped to the back pages, but every now and again, I wonder about the fact that we attacked a country without a clear exit strategy. Year after year has passed, but there still doesn't seem to be a lot of answers.
Kind of like showing up at the mall with a fistful of roses and not much of an action plan. Perhaps security will show us to the door. Sometimes a great notion.
---- Back in college a buddy of mine decided that one way we could meet girls was to buy a dozen roses and then hand them out to the pretty girls that we saw walking through the mall. He handed a rose to a girl who simply walked away in complete and utter fear, and I handed a rose to a girl who, unbeknownst to me, was waiting for her linebacker boyfriend to come out of the restroom. About seven minutes later, security was escorting us from the mall. We crushed the other ten roses at our feet, and went home and drank beer, laughing at each other for hours.
It seems that from time-to-time we come up with ideas that seem brilliant, but are really filled with holes. Hopefully, we are able to learn from our mistakes.
--- Several years ago, when our black lab was a young pup, I decided to allow it to get used to our home when no one else was around. I talked my wife into allowing the dog to be loose, and we took a short trip. When we returned home about twenty minutes later we found that the dog had torn apart our brand new couch. The dog and I slept in the same house that night. Just a thousand dollar notion.
--- Earlier this year I went to a Yankee-Met game at Yankee Stadium with five beer-drinking friends. Our plan was to fly in, go to the game and fly out. What we didn't realize was that without our wives around to keep us in control, we would be complete and utter asses. They didn't allow us back on the plane after the game, and it took us an extra ten hours to make it home. What a wonderful hangover that idea was.
--- It seems to me that the war in Iraq turned out to be one of those great notions that ended in unmitigated failure. With the presidential election in full force, the idea of how the war is going has slipped to the back pages, but every now and again, I wonder about the fact that we attacked a country without a clear exit strategy. Year after year has passed, but there still doesn't seem to be a lot of answers.
Kind of like showing up at the mall with a fistful of roses and not much of an action plan. Perhaps security will show us to the door. Sometimes a great notion.
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